Welcome, here’s our approach to support.

Hi there, thanks for flying by!

I'm an affirming counsellor based on Bunurong Country in Melbourne, Australia. Among Puffins Counselling is my solo practice, founded for those of us who've had to fight to carve out our own path in a world shaped by structures that weren't built with us in mind.

As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community with lived experience of chronic illness and invisible grief, I bring a compassionate, socially-aware, anti-oppressive lens to my work.

My path has spanned a range of counselling, mentoring, and crisis intervention roles, including play therapy with young children. Along the way I've supported people across different life stages, identities, and experiences, from acute crisis to self development. Working across such different ages and circumstances has shown me just how early we start absorbing stories about who we're allowed to be, and how long those stories can quietly influence us and our wellbeing.

I work from an adaptive lens, seeing difficult patterns and “unwanted” emotions as responses that once made sense, not flaws to fix, which in my experience reduces shame and increases people's capacity to actually experience change. I especially enjoy working with people who've had a difficult history with purely diagnostic or symptom-reduction focused care, and are looking for a more affirming approach in their support.

Today, I work with women, LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent adults using a relational approach. I'm interested in you as a whole person, your emotions, your lived experience and the stories you carry about yourself. Together we work to ease suffering, build on what's already working, and find ways of moving through the world that feel less burdensome and more like you.

If you're curious about working with me, I'd love to hear from you.